Badara Joof Wife: Was Badara Joof Married?

Badara Alieu Joof was a Gambian politician and civil servant, who served as Vice President of The Gambia from 2022 until his death on Jan. 17, 2023.

Mr. Joof previously served as Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology from 2017 to 2022.

In this article, we go through the late Vice President’s personal to ascertain his marital status.

Badara Joof Wife: Was Badara Joof Married?

Mr. Badara Joof was a married man.

He was married to Mrs. Fatou Sonko Joof and they had several children.

There is not much information on Mr. Joof’s wife as she preferred to keep a low profile.

She, however, made public appearances when necessary.

Who Was Badara Joof?

Mr. Babara Joof was a Gambian politician and civil servant who began his career as a teacher. He taught English at The Gambia College.

He was also the head of the department of languages and literature at Nusrat High School.

He was the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Education for many years.

Mr. Joof also worked as the World Bank Liaison Officer to the Gambia where he played a pivotal role in introducing a new education policy to the Gambia.

He led a World Bank project, Support to NGO Network Tango, which had a budget of $220,000 and lasted from 2010 to 2013, the stated purpose of which was “to enhance the efficiency and accountability of non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in delivering basic services to the poor in the member country.”

In 2014, Mr. Joof was appointed an Education Specialist in Dakar, Senegal to the World Bank.

On 22 February 2017, President Adama Barrow appointed Joof as his Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.

Mr. Joof was appointed Vice President by President Adama Barrow on May 4, 2022.